I know we'll all be praying for an end to hatred this morning. Perhaps today is the tipping point.

Good morning..

A beautiful Sunday morning here starting with a temp of 25° and no high winds! Woke to the sound of loons calling back and forth across the lake , now they are back for the summer.

Must admit it is nice to have full power on, makes one appreciate it. Although we do have a generator to hook up it doesn't supply all the items needing power. The water pump in the well is on it but not the water heater so you have to put a pot of water on the cookstove.

Shirley, some ate the leaves and flowers and some used the flowers for dandelion wine.....multipurpose plant.

Patricia, we did have a flurry of snow last night.didn't stay but also not welcomed.

Better get ready to meet the day.

Happy Easter to  you..

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good Morning everyone. Good to see you AMY. we are @ 42º @ 7;48 AM. and Cloudy. If everyone showes up that, grand deaughtern has envited we will have 30+ guest here today, as you may know we live in one half of a double duplex Now. Nancy has gone to church, and I am going to go watch and listen to same service she is AT  our church post's service live on TV. and I dont have to shave, and can still see what she see's. Have a good day everyone

Lloyd

HAPPY EASTER DAY!! We had some snow flurries here now

Good morning, 29 now and last night's low. We had some more rain last night, but today is clear. Roads are down to the pavement, and melting accelerates and shows all those dirty grays and browns. The snowpacks are diminishing in the foothills across from me, and we've entered the ugly part of the spring season where all the discards over winter come to light. This now was what once was April's beginnings.

Good afternoon. Seems like I get here later every day. The way I have been sleeping I will be awake all night and sleeping all day. NO it is not from the fall last week, this has been going on for over a month now. I always love to sleep and a nap in the afternoon has always been enjoyed.

AMY Thank you but did you have to tell everyone it was my birthday?  IT REALLY IS JUST  ANOTHER DAY. Important days were getting to 21 then getting to the age when we can retire from the daily grind of working for others and retiring and finally doing what we want as long as we are healthy.

SHIRLEY  another year but only a day older.

BUBBLE  2 I cannot remember. The one by Rae and Pat  and the one between Bunnie and me=all I can think of for that one is Jeanne.

As if I did not get enough sleep already I am yawning again. Wow the sun finally showed up.

Happy Easter to one and all.
Have a good day and stay safe.

I think that was Karren, Gloria.  And, you are right...the other one was Jeanne.

Hope everyone is enjoying Easter.  It is a beautiful day here.

Take care, All.

Good morning everyone. Gosh looks like everyone was enjoying Easter yesterday.

PHYLLIS  I was thinking it might be Karren but could not remember the name.

 For a change I was asleep early last night and this morning back to waking early. When I pulled up the shade in the bedroom a little while ago every thing is covered in frost.

Have a good Monday, not a blue one except for a blue sky. Stay safe.

Good morning..

Beautiful bright day out but temp is only 18°F at the moment. Need a run into town  then home to do laundry. Another chore is grating up blocks of cheese to freeze for later, thank goodness for Hank.(kitchen aid mixer) he does all the heavy work and I get to keep the skin on my knuckles!

Good morning Jane, quiet house today? Hope today is the day you get your computer back and can get in here.

Better get ready..

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good morning everyone! We had a great day yesterday with the family together. I miss them all already!

We're supposed to get a rainy day today! I was hoping it would be a nice day today. I'm just sitting around waiting for the guys to bring my computer back! I think it's going to be a while because one of them just called me to ask about putting a certain program on it. I have a feeling it's gonna take me a while to get used to it.

Amy, my SIL the bird expert told me the birds on my birdfeeder or finches but I also have another one and he told me what it was but it it's name escapes me. It's black but not as big as a crow and it has figured out how to hang onto the side of the birdfeeder.

Now I have to go put clothes in the dryer and fold another load I'm on my fourth load waiting for the guys. I wish you all a happy day better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow.

   HAPPY EASTER AND PASSOVER, too 🐣🐥



We enjoyed a beautiful day and a wonderful Easter meal with our son and the children.  We are so blessed to have this family in our lives🙏🙏. Yesterday was 10 months since our Beautiful Michele passed away😩🙏

GLORIA, my mom, too, would have enjoyed the internet so much.  She did extensive geniology searches  by mail and it cost her a small fortune to do it and sadly it did not yield her the best results either.  Now it is so easy.  Just the thought of her seeing and talking to her family on line makes me cry that she never had this chance😩😩

AMY, sorry to read about you being without power fr so long.  Yes, it really makes you appreciate it when it comes back on!  This and being withou5 running water like we had awhile back🤪🤪. I posted a picture to our family yesterday of a Easter Sunday snowstorm back in 2016!  It was a beautiful day yesterday, but quite often we will have snow on Easter.

JANE, holding good thoughts for your computer returning home son‼️

All of the kind words to me regarding my latest medic@l issues I am dealing with sure make me feel blessed to have the wonderful support f you all.  I thank you from the bottom of my heart🥰🥰

We will be with the grands again the next two weeks as Dr. Dave has to travel more.  We feel privileged to be able to help him out.  We just hope our Ggod Lord will give s the strength to do our best job🤪🤪. The children are pretty self sufficient,but getting them up and moving in the morning and driving them to school is definitely needed.  Dave always plans easier meals and buys everything so even getting dinner ready is as easy as it can possibly be.  He is a wonderful and extremely thought dad/son. 🥰🥰

Our Boston Family are vacationing in Washington DC this week.  Sadly, the youngest grandson , 12 yo, managed to twist his ankle in his soccer game Saturday and has a hairline fracture in gis growth plate and is walking with a boot🤪🤪 Not a good time for this as we all know the walking that will be required‼️

My best to EVERYFRIEND‼️

Jenny

Good morning; 31 degrees was our low overnight and our present temperature on a sunny day!

Otherwise a repeat of the past few days. ☕️👩💻

Seems the hurrier I go the behinder I get!!
Looking after neighbours critters today.....always a joy doing that..

Had three long phone calls and they all gave my ear a good talking too!!

We are to have snow......about 4 inches of the darn stuff starting tonight and into Tue. 

Best see what I can rustle up for supper...leftovers sound good to me

Just an all day rain here and temp. dropped to 40 deg. Brrrrr!  But,no snow.

Take care, All.

Good Afternoon,

A beautiful large butterfly was flitting around the holly tree as I was eating lunch.  It was black with blue at the base of its wings.  Didn't think I could zoom in enough to take a picture from the window and didn't have on the right shoes to try and go out to the tree.  So I hope it comes back.

Our family gathering was an early dinner on Saturday.  Family brought ham, scalloped potatoes, fresh green beans, carrots, and hot rolls.  I made the favorite chocolate dessert and a dump cake with apple pie filling and butter pecan cake mix.

Miss Emily and Sir Carson brought their "Plus Ones" and Emily used FaceTime to get Miss Ellen on her phone so she could "be" in the family pictures.  Lots of good chatter, good food and good fun.

Speaking of the "favorite chocolate dessert".  Neighbor had brought me some back copies of "Southern Living" magazine.
There was an article in the August 2021 issue about the author's "Mamaw Ouida" from Mississippi that included the exact same recipe as I got from OUR Mamaw Ouida who was also from Mississippi!!!  The dessert picture looked a lot better than mine ever does!
(Article starts on page 104 - if anyone has the magazine and wants to look.)

Sunny but chilly in central Oklahoma. 

Hope Everyone had a Blessed Easter. 


 

hello every friend! Just had to let you know that we're getting SNOW!! It's coming in great big flakes and it's laying on the ground. So far it's not laying on the roads or the sidewalks!

Also, so far I have not heard from the computer people except for a call this morning telling me they had to use a different program for my email. I'm guessing that's what's taking the extra time. I hope you're all having a good day.

I made a great casserole today from the leftover ham and it was really really tasty! I think I'll keep this recipe. Maybe I'll share it when I get my computer back. Keep on keeping on!

Callie, was this the one?

https://www.southernliving.com/recipes/chocolate-delight


Jane, we're waiting...

That's it!  Thanks, Patricia.

Difference is that I make a graham cracker crust and leave out the nuts (family's choice) and use chocolate fudge instant pudding mix.  Also makes a 9" or 10" pie.

Checking in, not getting enough sleep at night, not been eating right & think old age & lazy won the battle!  I'm hungry for junk food instead of what's good for me, anyone else ever get in that mood? 

Glad to read all the latest in your lives, we had frost warnings for 2 nights but don't see it did much damage around here.  Hope it didn't hurt the fruit trees with everything else going sky high this year.

Janie, you are doing great with your phone.... I am no good trying to get anything done except talking on my phone.  Smart IT is, but not me.

Amy, I remember going with Dad when visiting his home town, guess Mother was helping with the meal, and Dad's friends were always wanting him to taste their latest brew... dandelion wine always on the list. Dad grew hops to brew his fav & would make root beer for us kids. We had a bottle capper I helped with (when under 6, before WWII & a move)

Callie, 'tis the time for all the migrating critters, so far only a few moths thru here. We rarely see that black swallowtail butterfly but always feel like it's a rare diamond when I do. I'll be watching.

Jenny, it does seem longer than that since you lost Michele, been a strange & sad couple years with funerals being almost feared because of Covid. So glad you & Bob are able to help with the kids, do they open up to you about missing their mother?  My mother was 7 when her mother died and for the rest of her life she wondered what it would have been like, and for sure doted on all 5 of us kids the rest of her life. She adored her father & he did see to it the kids were all close/helped with each other.

Gloria, my days & nights are mixed up all the time, usually eating supper about 10:00pm & that makes getting to bed near midnight. Sure can't make up sleep or get anything done during the day.

Phyllis, our high was low 50s today & felt very cold, no rain but felt damp. I'm ready for a warm enough day to open up the house!

Cats needed attention & my daughter called & talked a long time, trash comes by in the morning so had to put the dumpster to the street & next door neighbors stopped to visit. Bless their hearts, they brought me another dozen & half "free range" eggs... because their chickens visit me nearly every day & they are so happy I don't complain. I had to admit that I go out with bread to feed them when they come over. I do enjoy chickens so they are always welcome, I don't spray my bugs & they are welcome to them. I forgot I had this started about 3 hours ago. I'm just now eating some chicken noodle soup for my supper, crazy hours, huh?

Patricia, sure hope this latest Covid doesn't keep y'all confined all summer. Do you have a place easy to get to outside where you can visit?  I dread getting rid of the motorhome because it has been my escape the last nearly 8 years. Hard to think we are really at a stage others are concerned about us. I have been "fiercely independent" all my life so I am not comfortable with anyone thinking I can't handle whatever I face. I don't have any trouble backing the elephant into any camp site & so far never put a scratch on it, had it in & out to get the new tires put on & do the moving around so the guys working on it don't have to move the seat each time.... with my short legs they have trouble getting in under the steering wheel! Anyway, hope you get a break from Covid & the super cold soon. Sounds like you have a nice bunch of friends to visit with.

Lloyd, you haven't come back to tell about your Easter gathering. Or did I miss it?  Know you probably had lots of food & when there is family, that's what is important.

Hugs to all, God Bless & sweet dreams. Almost 10:00pm & my soup & bed awaits!

YUM, that pie looks delicious!  Have appetite, will travel~~~

Good afternoon, Shirley, it is finally warming up, and the snow on the roads was mushy with the rain we've had. The city snow crews shoveled down to the pavement over the weekend and took it from the streets to wherever they store it.

You can see the results of rapid melting but still dirty browns and grays. We didn't have that much snow before the winter of 2020/2021, and Easter was usually 70 degrees or close to it, with summer officially in the first part of May with planting on Memorial Day.

Gloria, mine is supposed to be charged every few days or so. But, for efficiency, I charge my cell phone, my MedicAlert, and my Kindle each evening as I set the alarms. The only one called with the alert is the center at the closest hospital. Although the majority of folks here are low-income and get a rental break, the state insists we're an independent building and doesn't want or need to get involved in the day-to-day business.

One final note about yesterday's discussion on genes: My father and his family were tall, with straight, fine hair; even the women were 6' with the men 6' 3"-4" and 5", dark, and built as only farmers can be. My mother's family was small and slight, with tight curls and the women were under five feet with the men topping at 5'7"-5'8". Everyone was either dark with red tones or simply red-headed on both sides.

As for the blending, my two sisters were 6' and 6'1" and tanned by adulthood. Both had tight red afros, brown eyes, and a lean build. I was the middle child with fine, straight, strawberry blonde hair, no tan, very blue-eyed, pale-skinned, and stopped at 5'6". My younger sister's daughter grew to 5'5," and my daughter grew to 5'11". My sisters looked like my father's side, and I looked like my mother's side, and people questioned our relationship as I looked nothing like the other two!

good morning every friend! We had snow enough to to coat everything and it's lying on the roads and grass and roofs trees!

Cooper is here he's had his breakfast. And now he's begging mine. I guess we'll be going for a walk in the snow one of these hours. I'm already dressed and waiting for the computer guy to call. I sure hope it's today! I feel like I'm out in limbo!

I wish you all a good day better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow. And I wish the snow away for the season!

Good morning...

I think Mother Nature is off her meds......we also have a blanket of snow!! This started about 1:10 last night but has stopped for now.

A day of catch up here.......do we really ever catch up??One thing leads to another then another.

Need to get a birthday card in the mail. A young man is turning 17 in May and has proved the Drs wrong as they said he would die two years ago! All that is asked is that I put our location in the card..

Callie and Patricia, now you have started something, that pie looks delicious and one I am going to try!

Better skedaddle..

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good morning  everyone. Yesterday's forecast called for up to 2 inches of rain and wind at 40 with gusts of 45 mph.  The last forecast showed it as a south east storm so it hit the southern end of the state more than here but it is still raining here, steady but light rain and not much wind.

AMY  I know what I will be eating for a few days, some left over ham and some Pierogies that Mike and Shirl made. All I have to do is fry them in butter till crisp on the outside. Yummy.

CALLIE  I used to make scalloped potatoes every time I cooked ham. just seemed to go together.

JENNY  some years here the kids would be riding their bikes at Christmas and sliding down the hills on their sleds at Easter. One year when Easter was early I took a picture of them in their snowsuits with the Easter bunnies my MIL gave them for Easter. The pile of snow by the stairs was higher than Regina, she was about 3 then.

SHIRLEY  it is impossible for me to cook a real meal anymore and I know I am not eating right with all the food I should. When I feel hungry I just grab whatever I have in the fridge, freezer (more ice cream) or in the cupboard. A couple of the CNAs I will have cook for me but others I would not eat anything they put their hands on. I have to keep reminding them to wash their hands when they come in here. I don't know what their hands have touched, all door handles are dirty and to are the buttons for the elevator.

CALLIE and PATRICIA  OH YOU ARE TERRIBLE. I want a big piece of that cake. I had the CNA coming today make up a package of brownie mix. I made sure she could make it before she started, I could not stand and watch her. Used the wrong baking dish and was 1/4 inch thick and hard as  cement. Had to throw it all away of course. I don't have many teeth left but I still have my sweet tooth.

JANE  I got an email from Cox last week telling me they are dropping that email because I had not used it in almost a year.  That email program dropped me almost 2 years ago. Think Cox if SLOW except for sending their bill out every month? I think anything made with ham is very tasty Ham is my favorite meat however it it prepared. If you decide to share that recipe for the casserole I WANT it, PLEASE!

SHIRLEY  I was always independent and helped others and now I need the help my sons do not seem to realize I need help now especially with cooking. They will buy me TV dinners and I tell them to read the ingredients and they will know why I dislike them.  I like fresh food  not a lot of chemicals.

PATRICIA  my phone is seldom turned on, I still rather use the landline I shut the cell off at night so it does not wake me up My new Kindle is supposed to keep a charge for a month but the way I have been using it it will need a charge soon.

I started this almost 3 hours ago, about time I posted it and went and got dressed before the CNA gets here. Hope I can find something to keep her busy for 4 hours-not trusting her to cook or bake either after that brownie mix.

Have a good day and stay safe.

Cold, rainy, and windy here. About 40°F here. I see some parts hanging off my neighbor's house so I guess the night was fairly blustery.  Hopefully it will clear off later. Dentist at 1100 so would like it nice for driving.
Good Day to all.

Good Morning , Click for Harrisville mo. RAMMEL and anyone that follows.It Is 42º and clear here bright sun. I have just been up about 20 Min. taken My vitials and sent them to VA. By sadalight. Hope you all have a great day. and a better tomorow

Lloyd

well either My computer has gon on the blinks or everyone is mad except,RAMMEL. he posted earley about his bad weather and no one else has posted. well we are at 35º and clear bright sun. Hope everyone Is just having a Lazey day but is alright.

Lloyd

Hello Everyfriend!  I'm greeting you from my new computer!  The guy just left about a half hour ago and I'm going to be spending some time getting used to it.  You are my very first communication!  I think I'm going to like this!

I remember about the ham casserole and I intend to put it in the recipe folder...maybe tomorrow.  I'm also going to print the chocolate dessert from CALLIE by way of PATRICIA.  And now I'm going to try posting this and see what happens.

BY THE WAY, the snow is almost all melted and gone.  The only patches left are where the snow plows delivery their loads.

JANE, so glad for you having your new computer to use today‼️  YIPPEE‼️

My YIPPEE for the day is....

My sleep doctor appointment went better than I could have ever hoped for ..... I am going to get a portable oxygen concentrator as soon as they have one available. 

I will not be doing a in hospital sleep study as told last week, rather my Doc will have me do one at home in six weeks that will just monitor my oxygen saturations.

I eill return to see the sleep doctor in two months for a re-evaluation.  I hope to be able to tell her I am doing GREAT and put this all behind me‼️

YIPPIE... HAPPY HAPPY🥰.

Today I had PT and my therapist said she noticed a lot of improvement in my shoulder.  I showed her how I can lift it to the side and forward with the support of the table and my bed at home.  She was so excited.....and I was too.  Do you suppose I have entered the turning point FINALLY?  I sure hope so🥰🙏🥰

Yea! Jane's back with her computer & US!

Rick, your robin eats raisins and mine eats scrambled/cooked hamburger! I just had to try when I saw a robin with the big white ring around her eyes, maybe one of Missy's babies? She was the robin that hung out with us for 8 years, building nests where she could watch the garage door to see if I was bringing food. She had a big white ring around her eyes.... & I'm guessing this may be one she raised here. I put the hamburger on the post out front & by the time I got inside & looked out the window she was already eating. Cleaned up every bite!

It is dreary, had some sprinkles... enough to get the car muddy, I ran my errands but did not find the "Fairlife" milk that is real milk but processed so much it takes the sting out of the milk so it doesn't bother me OR the cats. Any regular 2% milk gives me a tummy ache & the cats throw it up.... but this Fairlife doesn't bother us. Can't figure why the stores can't get the milk, pretty sure it doesn't come from China.    What is the world coming to?

I just had lunch (5:30 pm) so will be eating again about 10:00 pm.  I remember we we all talked about "out babies getting their days & nights mixed up"...  my 2nd babyhood. 

Fantastic news, Jenny!  Sometimes our bodies just seem to give in & be nice. Hope every day is better. Are you needing the cpap machine for sleep?